Rerailer



Feb., 9' 1926. 1,572,092

L. F. SMITH RERAILER Filed August 20, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 PatentedFeb. 9, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LAWRENCE l". SMITH, OF HAZARD, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR OF ONEeHALF TO WILLIAMLB. DE CQU'RSEY, -OF HAZARD, KENTUCKY.

RERAILER.

Application filed Aug-ust 20, 1925. Serial No. 51,437.

To all tu/0m t may concern:

Be it known that l, LAWRENCE F; SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hazard, in the county of Perry and State of Kentucky, haveinvented a new and useful Reraiier, of which the following is aspecification.

rlhis invention relates to rerailers one of the objects of the inventionbeing to provide novel means for transferring the weight of the carbeing rerailed, from the rerailer, throughout the length of the rail onwhich the rerailer is positioned.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a rerailer whichmay be adjusted laterally with respect to the railwayv rail to the endthat the rerailer may be used for rerailing car wheels various distancesfrom the rails.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for causing thewheels of the truck of the car which have not been derailed, to passover the flange of the rerailer that is positioned over the rail of thetrack,

A still further object of the invention is the provision of means toanchor the rerailer to a railway tie in a manner to prevent movement ofthe rerailer while the truck of a car is moving thereover.

7 ith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawings:

` Figure 1 is a plan view illustrating rerailers constructed inaccordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken on line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of a rerailer.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure i.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a 'rerailer as illustrated by Figurei.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the re- ,generally by the referencecharacter 5, which body portion is formed with grooves 6 dis-- posedinits upper and lower surfaces,'which grooves defineV supportingsurfaces 7 and 8 respectively. The supporting surface 7 of each side ofthe rerailer is disposed at an oblique angle with respect to the side`faces of the rail on which the reraiier'is posi-l tioned, so thatv awheel engaging the inner surface of the body portion will move upwardlythereover, the flange of the wheel engaging the inner surface of thesupporting surface 7 to cause the wheel tobe directed inwardly.towardsthe rail. Y f' As illustrated by Figure 4 of the` drwings, thesupporting surface 8 is of a height greater than the height of thesupporting surface 7, and has its inner end sloping 'towards the rail sothat the tread of a wheel passing upwardly over the rerailer willautomatically pass onto the supporting surface 8 as shown by Figure 4transferring the weight of the wheel, from the rerailer, to the rail onwhich the rerailer is positioned.

Formed integral with the rerailer and depending therefrom, when thererailer is in its active position, are hookinembers indicated at 9,which hook members have. their rail engaging surfaces curved as shownby' Figure 5 to permit the rerailer to ie moved towards or away fromthe` rail on which it is positioned, to adapt the device for rerailingwheels that are various distances from the rail.

Cooperating with each body portion 5 is a companion section or rerailerindicated at 10, which in use is adapted to be positioned adjacent tothe outer surface of the rail as shown by Figure l of the drawings.

This rerailer section is also reversible and is formed with hook members1l that are adapted to be hooked over the rail to secure the rerailerthereto in a manner to prevent movement of the rerailer while a cartruck is moving thereover. Formed integral with the rerailer anddisposed at each end thereof is a flange 12 adapted to overlie the treadof the rail to support the rerailer, the hook members 11 being Jformedintegral with the flanges 12.

Forming a part of each flange 12 is an enlargement 14 which has itsupper surface curved as shown by Figure 6 of the drawing to the end thatwhen the wheels of a provided with heads 17 Vwhich may be struck.

with a tool such as a sledge hammer to ein` bed the spikes 16 in a tieto insure against theA rerailer moving laterallywhile in use.

Openings 18 areproyided in the body portion of each rerailer affordingmeans whereby the rera-iler maybe hooked over a suitable supporting hookof a locomotive or the like, to the end that the rcrailer may beconveniently carried. j

I claim A 1. A rerailer including a body portion, ,o'uter'and innersupportingsurfaees forming a part of the body portion, ysaid outer andinner supporting surfaces `adapted to accommodate the tread of a wheelbeing replaced, therouter flanges being of heights greater than theheights of theinner supporting surfaces,- and lhook members forsecuringthe body portion to a (rail.`

2. A rerailer including a body portion, said body portion having groovesdefining n over,

lateral supporting surfaces, said supporting surfaces being inclinedtowards one end of the body portion, and hook members formed integralwith the body portion to secure the body portion to a rail.

8. A rerailer including a body portion, outer and inner supportingsurfacesv arranged in spaced relation, and provided on the body portion,hook members formed in- `tegral with the body portion, said hookflangesto be positioned over a Yrail.

5. A. rerailer including a. body portion, a flange extending laterallyfrom each end of the body portion, an enlargement spaced fromthe bodyportion and formed integral with each flange, the outer edges of theenlargements being curved, and hook members formed on the opposite sidesof the flanges.

6. A rerailer includingv a body portion, flanges formed at theends ofthe body portion, spikes formed integral with the flanges, said spikesadapted to be embedded in a. supporting tie to hold the rerailer againstmovement on a rail, and said spikes having heads to permit the spikes tobe driven into a tie. n

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I 'have heretoaiiiXed my signaf ture. l f LAWRENCE F. SMITH,

and hook members formed on the

